$77 billion down the toilet.
But we can’t have universal healthcare and universal basic income in the U.S.
I DETEST tech billionaires.
$77 billion down the toilet.
But we can’t have universal healthcare and universal basic income in the U.S.
I DETEST tech billionaires.
Want to move from US-based apps and services to Europe-based ones?
Here are some useful sites to get you going…
https://european-alternatives.eu
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools
https://codeberg.org/ADHDefy/delightful-creative-tools
Open Source Software list (Google Docs):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yNXpuy5tVP0q-El0DqoY-AwmPHT6K09NEZG-Pf0KJ7E/edit
#EU #europe #US #USA #UnitedStates #apps #software #tech #technology #tip #tips #FreeSoftware #free #FOSS #OpenSource
Ireland is a tax haven. In the 1970s and 1980s, life in the civil-war wracked country was hard - between poverty, scarce employment and civil unrest, the country hemorrhaged its best and brightest. As the saying went, "Ireland's top export is the Irish."
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/17/erin-lets-go/#circumvention-haven
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115911110992978751
"Once everyone in your country is buying and using jailbreaking tools from abroad, there'll be no point in keeping these laws on your own books. But the first country to get there stands a chance of establishing a durable first-mover advantage – of reaping hundreds of billions selling disenshittifying products around the world. That country could be to enshittification-resistant technology what Finland was to mobile phones during the Nokia decade..." - @pluralistic
Ireland is a tax haven. In the 1970s and 1980s, life in the civil-war wracked country was hard - between poverty, scarce employment and civil unrest, the country hemorrhaged its best and brightest. As the saying went, "Ireland's top export is the Irish."
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/17/erin-lets-go/#circumvention-haven
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115911110992978751
"Once everyone in your country is buying and using jailbreaking tools from abroad, there'll be no point in keeping these laws on your own books. But the first country to get there stands a chance of establishing a durable first-mover advantage – of reaping hundreds of billions selling disenshittifying products around the world. That country could be to enshittification-resistant technology what Finland was to mobile phones during the Nokia decade..." - @pluralistic
Want to move from US-based apps and services to Europe-based ones?
Here are some useful sites to get you going…
https://european-alternatives.eu
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools
https://codeberg.org/ADHDefy/delightful-creative-tools
Open Source Software list (Google Docs):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yNXpuy5tVP0q-El0DqoY-AwmPHT6K09NEZG-Pf0KJ7E/edit
#EU #europe #US #USA #UnitedStates #apps #software #tech #technology #tip #tips #FreeSoftware #free #FOSS #OpenSource
Pargin is right - this should be illegal. In fact it ABSOLUTELY would be, except for the @pluralistic rule: "It's not a crime if we're using an app".
They're literally breaking & into your house & destroying your stuff. No amount of obfuscating legalese would let you or me get away with doing that.
It's fucking insane.
https://www.techspot.com/news/110848-onedrive-backup-feature-making-users-local-files-seemingly.html
Remember how we were all supposed to be "left behind" if we don't jump on the Metaverse bandwagon? Especially businesses?
Yeah, about that:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/863209/meta-has-discontinued-its-metaverse-for-work-too
But today we should treat absolutely seriously all the bullshit about "being left behind" if we don't adopt "AI"! 🤡
RE: https://mstdn.social/@rysiek/115904617539822735
This is actually kinda important.
You see, some of us called this back in ye earlie '10s, that there was no viable business case for VR to justify Meta's investment - we were of course poo-poo'ed, because if a company the size of Meta wants something to happen, they'll make it happen.
Turns out no, they will not, because even with billions upon billions to burn, even Meta can't make something out of nothing.
We, The Market™️, rejected this. We have more power than we think.
Remember how we were all supposed to be "left behind" if we don't jump on the Metaverse bandwagon? Especially businesses?
Yeah, about that:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/863209/meta-has-discontinued-its-metaverse-for-work-too
But today we should treat absolutely seriously all the bullshit about "being left behind" if we don't adopt "AI"! 🤡
RE: https://mstdn.social/@rysiek/115904617539822735
This is actually kinda important.
You see, some of us called this back in ye earlie '10s, that there was no viable business case for VR to justify Meta's investment - we were of course poo-poo'ed, because if a company the size of Meta wants something to happen, they'll make it happen.
Turns out no, they will not, because even with billions upon billions to burn, even Meta can't make something out of nothing.
We, The Market™️, rejected this. We have more power than we think.
Pargin is right - this should be illegal. In fact it ABSOLUTELY would be, except for the @pluralistic rule: "It's not a crime if we're using an app".
They're literally breaking & into your house & destroying your stuff. No amount of obfuscating legalese would let you or me get away with doing that.
It's fucking insane.
https://www.techspot.com/news/110848-onedrive-backup-feature-making-users-local-files-seemingly.html
Want to move from US-based apps and services to Europe-based ones?
Here are some useful sites to get you going…
https://european-alternatives.eu
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools
https://codeberg.org/ADHDefy/delightful-creative-tools
Open Source Software list (Google Docs):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yNXpuy5tVP0q-El0DqoY-AwmPHT6K09NEZG-Pf0KJ7E/edit
#EU #europe #US #USA #UnitedStates #apps #software #tech #technology #tip #tips #FreeSoftware #free #FOSS #OpenSource
Want to move from US-based apps and services to Europe-based ones?
Here are some useful sites to get you going…
https://european-alternatives.eu
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools
https://codeberg.org/ADHDefy/delightful-creative-tools
Open Source Software list (Google Docs):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yNXpuy5tVP0q-El0DqoY-AwmPHT6K09NEZG-Pf0KJ7E/edit
#EU #europe #US #USA #UnitedStates #apps #software #tech #technology #tip #tips #FreeSoftware #free #FOSS #OpenSource
Want to move from US-based apps and services to Europe-based ones?
Here are some useful sites to get you going…
https://european-alternatives.eu
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools
https://codeberg.org/ADHDefy/delightful-creative-tools
Open Source Software list (Google Docs):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yNXpuy5tVP0q-El0DqoY-AwmPHT6K09NEZG-Pf0KJ7E/edit
#EU #europe #US #USA #UnitedStates #apps #software #tech #technology #tip #tips #FreeSoftware #free #FOSS #OpenSource
Like all the best Americans, I'm Canadian, and while I have lived abroad for most of this century, I still hew faithfully to our folkways, which is why I'd like to start this essay by apologizing.
I'm sorry.
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/not-sorry/#mere-billions
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115888970296152807
"I know it's out of step with the times, but all I have is ideas that make money, make us safer, make us richer, and make our technology better..." - @pluralistic
Fun fact: This doesn't just apply to Canada. There's a huge pile of money on the table - seems stupid to just leave it there.
Like all the best Americans, I'm Canadian, and while I have lived abroad for most of this century, I still hew faithfully to our folkways, which is why I'd like to start this essay by apologizing.
I'm sorry.
--
If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/not-sorry/#mere-billions
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115888970296152807
"I know it's out of step with the times, but all I have is ideas that make money, make us safer, make us richer, and make our technology better..." - @pluralistic
Fun fact: This doesn't just apply to Canada. There's a huge pile of money on the table - seems stupid to just leave it there.
17.5 Million Instagram Accounts Exposed in Major Data Leak
https://cyberpress.org/instagram-data-leak
#security #safety #data #InfoSec #cybersecurity #instagram #meta #social #media #SocialMedia #tech #technology #BigTech
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